Windshield-cleaner



J. PEDERSON WINDSHIELD'CLI:`ANER.n

APPLICATION Huso AuG.3o. 1920.

' j y INVENTOR.

Tuhu Peerson Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

L s emz! ATTORNEYS.

PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUs PninnnsoN, or s'mcn'pnfr, coNNEcTIcU'r.

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Application ledAugust 30,

To @ZZ whom it may concern.' e

Be it known that I, JULiUs PnDEnsoN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Windshield-Cleaners, of which the following is a specification. 4

This invention relates to windshield cleaners of the type adapted 'to simultaneously engage and wipe both faces of the glass of a windshield, and the object of the invention is to provide a cleaner of the present character'which will be simple in construction and durable in use, and one which can be easily and quickly applied to a windshield in proper position for ready and etlicient manipulation.

llvith the above and other objects in view,

the invention comprises the constructionkm arrangement and combination of parts as now to be fully described and hereinafter specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a view of a portion of the rear face of a windshield, showing the cleaner as when applied for use;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the cleaner as when removed from the windshield;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 in Fig. 1. looking' in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig'. 4 is a section on line 4-4 in Fig. 3. looking` in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to Fig. 1, 10 denotes a windshield of ordinarv or preferred construction and 11 denotes the upper ,class of said windshield which may'be pivotally supported in usual manner. as indicated at 12.

The windshield cleaner of the invention` comprises. broadly, a pair of wiper members. one of which is adapted to be arranged on the front side of `glass 11 and the other of which is adapted to be arranged on the rear side thereof. and a wiper member. holder for causing both wiper members to snugly engage the glass. yAs shown, the wiper member holder consists of an elongated U-shaped member of metal, the base of which is denoted by 13 and the resilient arms of which are denoted by 14 and 15, respectively. Arm 14 is preferablyv oflsetas indicated at 16, and is bent outwardly. as indicated at 17 and inwardly as indicated at 18 to provide a handle portion 19 by Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedMar. 8, 1921. le20. serial No. 406,949.

'material suitable for their purpose. Each wiper bar preferably comprises a single strip of metal the opposite side edges of which are first bent at approximate right angles to the strip, as indicated at 22, to form ways 23 fora. purpose to be explained, and are then curved around as indicated at 24 to form channels 25 to receive the rear edges of the iexiblc wiper strips. It will of course be understood that the side walls of the channels are forced toward each other after the strips are inserted and that the flexible wiper strips are thus effectually gripped in position.

resilient arm of the elongated U-shaped metal member, or wiper member holder, is adapted to support a- Wiper bar, the resilient As clearly disclosed in Figs. 3 and 4, each l arms, as shown, being arranged in the ways of the wiper bars.- Arm 14 is preferably rigidly secured to its wiper bar by means of a pair of rivets, denoted by 26, which pass through perforations in the bar and arm.

respectively, the perforations in the resilientarm, for convenience, being arranged one `inst above the yother just'belowthe handle portion, and the lower end of said bar preferably extendsto offset 16 in said arm. Th

base. of the wiper member holder is of such length that arms 14 and 15 are spaced from each other a suflicient distance to allow said arms to clear the lower edge of the windshield glass when vin position thereon, as is suggested in Figs. 3 and 4 and as will be obvious. Arm 15, as very clearij; disclosed in Fig. 3, is bent inwardly at.27 toprovlde an offset portion 28 which 1s spaced from arm 14 a proper distance to cause the wiper y members to snugly grip the glass of the from the arm, for the reason that when the cleaner is removed from the. windshield the resilient arms will spring toward each other so that the wiper members bear against each other. When it is desired to remove the detachable wiper member the finger piece is drawn outwardly against the spring action of resilient arm 15 until the rivet head is removed from the perforation'in offset portion 28.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the wiper member carried by arm 15, that is, the one adapted to be arranged on the front face of the windshield glass,is of greater length than is the other wiper member. The purpose for this will be readily understood. When it is desired to place the cleaner on a windshield glass as suggested in Fig. 1, the glass is swung slightly on its pivot. The handle portion of the cleaner is grasped and moved to such position that the extension, denoted by 32 in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. is arranged against the front face of the glass adjacent the lower edge thereof. The handle portion is then drawn rearwardly to cause the free ends of the wiper members to move from each other a distance slightly greater than the thick-4 ness of the windshield glass. The cleaner can then be pushed upon the glass, as will be obvious. It will be evident that the cleaner can be applied to the windshield glass with the use of but a Asingle hand.

As theoffset portion of arm 15 is arranged in the way of its wiper bar, and as the resiliency of arm 15 causes the head of the rivetl to remain in the perforation in the offset portion, it will be evident that arm 15 will rigidly support its wiper bar, and as the offset portion of arm 15 engages its wiper bar midway the length of said wiper bar, it will be evident that this wiper bar, as well as the one secured to arm '14, will exert uniform pressure on the windshield glass and can be evenly and smoothly drawn across said windshield glass. Y

It is to be understood of course that the cleaner can be applied to any windshield 0r the like in connection with which it is capable of use without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A windshield cleaner comprising a pair of wiper members adapted to engage opposite faces of a pane of glass, and a holder member for said wiper members, each of 'said wiper members consisting of a wiper bar with a plurality of wiper str ips, each wiper bar comprising a singlestrlp of ref silient material the opposite side edges of protuberance, whereby said last mentioned l bar is detachably secured to said holder member.

2. A windshield cleaner comprising a pair of wiper members adapted to be positioned on opposite faces of a windshield glass, and a boulder member adapted to cause said wiper members'to exert uniform pressure on said glass, said wiperv members eachlconsisting of a wiper bar and wiper strips, each' of said wiper bars comprising a single strip',

of material bent to provide ways and curved about to provide channels for said wiper strips, and said holder member comprising a U-shaped resilient member the arms of which rest in said ways and are secured to said wiper bars, respectively, one of said arms provided with an offset portion,` said offset portion provided with a perforation, and one of said wiper bars having a protuberance midway its length which is adapte ed to enter said perforation, whereby said last mentioned bar is detachably secured to said offset portion in such manner that it can be evenly and smoothly drawn across said windshield glass.

3. A windshield cleaner comprising a pair of wiper members adapted to be positioned on opposite faces of a windshield glass and 'a holder member for said wiper members adapted to cause said wiper, members to snugly grip said glass, said holder member comprising` an elongated U-shaped resilient member one arm of which is rigidly secured to one of said wiper members and the other arm of which is provided with a fiat surface havingan opening, and the other of said Wiper members having at its midlength a pin adapted t0 removably enter said opening, whereby said other wiper member isv pivotally secured to said holder.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of i Fairfeldand State of Connecticut, this 23rd day of August, A. D. 1920. 'JULIUS PEDERSON.

Witnesses:

C. M. NEWMAN, WM. G. RooKwnLL. 

